Overview

• The Uzbekistan Football Association announced the appointment on Monday via Instagram.
• Cannavaro is set to lead the team at next year's tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
• This marks his second national-team role after a brief interim stint with China in 2019 covering two matches.
• The 52-year-old was dismissed by Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb in early April.
• German outlet Bild previously reported that Joachim Löw was approached for the job in August but declined.